Germany’s social media hate speech law is now in effect
A new law has come into force in Germany aimed at regulating social media platforms to ensure they remove hate speech within set periods of [Read More…]
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On Social Media, There Is No Difference Between the Real and the Fake
In his The Sublime Object of Ideology, Slavoj Zizek, taking from French humorist Alphonse Allais, presents us with a comic scenario: a married couple, for the sake [Read More…]
Facebook Won’t Make Cars, COO Sandberg Reassures Germany
Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandbergwent on a charm offensive in Germany on Thursday, telling the country’s powerful automakers that the world’s biggest social network does [Read More…]
Facebook Crisis Response Centre Unveiled, Brings Safety Check and Community Help Together
To help its users during disasters, Facebook has created a new centre for crisis response where people can find information about recent crises and access the [Read More…]
Facebook Messenger Now Has 1.3 Billion Monthly Active Users
More than 1.3 billion people around the world are now using Facebook Messenger every month, the company has announced. The Messenger surpassed the one billion monthly active [Read More…]
Instagram Bug Allowed Hackers to Obtain Phone Number, Email Address of Verified Users
A bug in Instagram allowed hackers to obtain access to phone numbers and email addresses of high-profile user accounts, i.e. verified users, the company has revealed. The bug [Read More…]
Facebook, Google Rule App Ecosystem in the US: comScore
Facebook and Google own the top six apps with the highest reach and account for the top eight apps in the US, a new report [Read More…]
Facebook Unveils Centre to Teach Brazilian Coders, Entrepreneurs
Facebook on Monday unveiled its first training centre in Latin America for coders and entrepreneurs, encouraging technology careers for young Brazilians saddled with staggering [Read More…]
Social media playing role in Harvey’s aftermath
HARTFORD — It is no surprise that social media is an integral part of our daily life, and that becomes even more apparent in times of need. [Read More…]
YouTube begins planned evolutions of iPhone & iPad app, desktop site
The iPhone and iPad app now sports a white header, which also showcases the company’s redesigned logo. More practically, users can adjust video playback speed by tapping [Read More…]